Can you guess where, in the 518, this picture of kiddo and I was taken ?
rubble and bolts
February 20, 2012 2 Comments
Happy President’s Day! i’m going to put up pictures of past presidents and roll around in some money. Inappropriate?
Hey, ever go to Sneaky Pete’s? I know this kind of dates myself but around 2003-2004 we did a ton of events here, it seemed every Halloween and NYE was at Sneaky’s. It was inside the OTB on Central. Well here’s what it looks like today (kiddo was a backseat photographer)
I knew that the OTB had been closed but I didn’t realize the whole building was being knocked down. I remember (I think) when it was being built, or updated, in the early 80′s.
Moving on, running over a bolt sucks. I was near Everett & 90 this weekend and met up with this badass:
This was stuck deep in my tire. I’m thankful manfriend was able to help find a solution, but this thing is HUGE wtf was it doing in the middle of the road? I realize I’m ranting but I’d feel more comfortable with the bolt if I knew i had driven through a construction zone or something. I suppose I can always turn to one of my favorite quotes from John Bender in The Breakfast Club for solace:
“…screws fall out all the time, the world’s an imperfect place.”
Why don’t you just enjoy the top 15 Benders to ease into your President’s Day?
bittersweet-ish
January 27, 2012 6 Comments
So this afternoon is my last day on air at my country station, 104.9 The Cat. I’m really excited about new opportunities but I’m always sad to leave a station. This station launched in Feb. of 2010 and I joined in May of that year and it’s been a fantastic station to be a part of. Despite the fact that it’s a smaller station (radio stations have different power capabilities) it has kicked some major ass! A lot of formats have appeared on this frequency over the years but this is one of the more successful brands. Country works!
I had the chance to broadcast at Wolf’s 1-11 Arena Sports Grill before the Rascal Flatts show at the TU last night and it was so awesome to hear from listeners how much they love the station, warms my cold little heart. I’m not only on the air, I also manage the station so it’s kind of like a little radio baby. Of course I want to hear that people like it!
Some of my favorite moments from 104.9 The Cat include, debuting our mascot…Cooter. Yup, Cooter. My old manager named him. People love meeting him, seriously.
Throwing an amazing FREE first birthday show for the station with Jaron & The Long Road to Love (or you may remember him as Evan & Jaron from the 2000′s)
Seeing smelling & meeting Keith Urban, amazing show. Go see him live stat!
Most of all watching the station grow has been the most rewarding. I’m still working behind the scenes on the station while a replacement is found. I’m staying with the same company, in the same building, just moving to a different station that’s literally the studio next door to mine. Super excited about my new opportunity but I’ll miss 104.9 The Cat.
In 14 years in radio (I started when I was 17) I’ve worked physically at 5 stations, been heard on about 20 stations, I’ve had about 9 different managers and easily 200 co-workers. Always change, but I’m sure it’s the same at any other job.
casserole post
January 11, 2012 1 Comment
This isn’t about casseroles. It’s just casserole-esque in that I’m throwing in a bunch of stuff I’ve been up to.
Sparkles
I love sparkly things. I’m not the craftiest person in the world but I can glue. I love accessories that are a little unexpected. I had some down tome over the holidays and went a little nuts making fun headbands. Gems. Buttons. I know it’s a little out there.
It’s different. I’m going to post a bit more about this another time. There were some trials and errors with glue.
Skating
We just live skating this winter. Kiddo and I hit up Swinburne over the weekend. I just love it there. Such a great place to skate and it’s fun to see kiddo buying snacks from Denny’s snack stand (I remember buying them from Denny when I was 5.). Oh if you do skating this winter I recommend lacing up with hot pink laces:
wraps
Even though I jumped off the vegan experiment for a slice of pizza last week, I’m back on. Work has been crazy and I haven’t had time to make dinners much this week. I’m living off of veggie wraps that I stuff with bright veggies (obsessed with purple cabbage.)
cookies
I feel like I should create a category called “recipes I steal from oh she glows.” I’m just a fan of her recipes. Last night we tried the vegan chocolate chip recipe. I thought they were pretty good, kiddo did dump on cinnamon though. Must remember that if I ask a kid to sprinkle in a bit of something, they’ll probably dump it in. Ahh well cinnamon chocolate chip cookies aren’t that bad !
